South Carolina § 17-15-270 Additional offense for persons violating bond; violent crimes.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 17-15-270 — Additional offense for persons violating bond; violent crimes.

South Carolina § 17-15-270

Title 17CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 15BAIL AND RECOGNIZANCES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 17-15-270 (2026).

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(A)It is unlawful for a person to commit a violent crime while under a bond order or other pretrial release order for a previous violent crime. If the person is convicted of the subsequent violent crime, and is thereafter convicted of a violation of this section, the person is guilty of a felony and must be imprisoned not more than five years. The sentence may be imposed concurrently or consecutively to the punishment for the principal offense.

(B)For purposes of this section:

(1)a violent crime is defined as those contained in Section 16-1-60;

(2)a subsequent violent crime is one that occurs at a later date and time than the offense that resulted in the imposition of the bond order or other pretrial release order.

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(A) It is unlawful for a person to commit a violent crime while under a bond order or other pretrial release order for a previous violent crime. If the person is convicted of the subsequent violent crime, and is thereafter convicted of a violation of this section, the person is guilty of a felony and must be imprisoned not more than five years. The sentence may be imposed concurrently or consecutively to the punishment for the principal offense. (B) For purposes of this section: (1) a violent crime is defined as those contained in Section 16-1-60; (2) a subsequent violent crime is one that occurs at a later date and time than the offense that resulted in the imposition of the bond order or other pretrial release order.